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WAIS (Wide Area Information Service), 219

WANs (wide area networks)

ATM and, 124127

inverse multiplexing and, 4647

wireless, 467471

war (virus), 571

WDM (Wave Division Multiplexing), 61, 7172, 7982

Web. See Internet; World Wide Web

Web browsers

described, 216

HTML and, 217, 220

proxy servers and, 565

security and, 251253

Web pages, 219222, 225233, 420. See also HTML

Web servers

CGI and, 233237

image maps, 242246

World Wide Web and, 216217

Web sites, 246251, 420

Windows 95/98 systems, 1718

Windows 2000 systems, 1718

wireless networking, 299303

packet cellular and, 469471

pros and cons of, 23, 300

security and, 579581

topology issues for, 302

ultra wideband, 9296

wireless LANs, 299311

wireless WANs, 467471

wiring hubs. See network wiring hubs

WLANs (wireless LANs), 186, 303307, 578579

workflow applications, 401404

World Wide Web, 216218. See also Internet; Web sites

worms, 571, 574575, 577, 584